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SAE International publishes new J2954 wireless charging standard

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SAE International has published the first global standard that specifies, in a single document, both the electric vehicle and supply equipment (EVSE) ground-system requirements for wireless charging of electric vehicles (EV). China published part of the GB/T 38775-series and continues to work on its eight documents. SAE J2847/6.

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Yamaha Motor supplying electric motors for Subaru Tecnica International; to be mounted on STI E-RA EV

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Yamaha Motor will supply Subaru Tecnica International Inc. STI) with hyper-EV electric motor units ( earlier post ) for the STI E-RA EV the company is developing for future motorsport.

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BMW previews future 7 Series, battery-electric i7

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The new BMW 7 Series also comes with next-level internal combustion and plug-in hybrid drive technology. At the same time, it is also technically enabled for future regulatory requirements. At the same time, it is also technically enabled for future regulatory requirements.

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GM investing $632M in Fort Wayne Assembly for future ICE truck production

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General Motors plans to invest $632 million in Fort Wayne Assembly to prepare the plant for production of the next-generation internal combustion engine (ICE) full-size light-duty trucks. Product details and timing related to GM’s future trucks are not being released at this time.

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Argo AI launch international trials of autonomous driving with ID. BUZZ

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The first self-driving prototypes based on the future Volkswagen ID. There are also concrete plans for the commercial use of the future technology for transport service providers. BUZZ production electric vehicle will begin testing in Munich, Germany, this summer. —Bryan Salesky.

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Transportation’s Future Is Hybrid – in More Ways Than One

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by Alec Shkolnik, co-founder & CEO of LiquidPiston Months before stepping down as CEO of Toyota, Akio Toyoda zigged at a time when the rest of the automotive industry zagged: he argued for an electrified future powered by both EVs and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). I couldn’t agree more.

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GM investing $500M+ in Arlington Assembly for future ICE SUVs

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General Motors plans to invest more than $500 million in Arlington Assembly to prepare the plant for production of future internal combustion engine (ICE) full-size SUVs, subject to successful discussions with local government officials.

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